What would Euripides say about the liberties being taken with his tragedies in New York? Medea, one of his last and most-produced plays, has been turned into the harrowing tale of an undocumented immigrant to Corona, Queens at the Public Theater. The Bacchae, one of his first tragedies, never performed during his lifetime, has become […]
Archives for July 19, 2019
Review: Prologue Theatre’s The Explorers Club
Playwright Nell Benjamin’s (Legally Blonde) The Explorers Club lambasts the last bastion of the manly man—an 1879 London gentleman’s club where explorers and scientists of great renown impart their wisdom during “brandy and cigar hour,” which is observed as an ancient rite. When Lucius Fretway, a meekly charming and oft-tongue tied botanist (Danny Cackley) proposes […]
Capital Fringe review: Mayhem and Other Delights
DC is (in)famous for being a “transitional” city—people move here, stay for a few years, and then leave. But what happens when you discover your love of playwriting here and then move back to Marfa, Texas, with a bunch of scripts in your back pocket? Well, you bring your artists friends from Marfa to the […]
As the heat wave hits DC this weekend, Capital Fringe discounts its tickets
Washington DC faces near record breaking heat and humidity this weekend, with temperatures in the upper 90s and higher and a heat index of 110 to 115. Capital Fringe reports that all shows are performing as scheduled in their air conditioned spaces on DC’s SW waterfront area. To encourage audiences to come out and support […]
Review: LadyM from The Welders
This review by Jennifer Georgia was first published by DC Metro Theater Arts on July 15, 2019. We are unable to attend the performance and are very grateful to DCMTA for permission to reprint their review here. When the audience enters the performance space at Joe’s Movement Emporium, they are confronted by three women in […]
Review: American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables
American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables emanates an understated sensory clash before any actor sets foot on stage. The play’s world is a simple 1940s living room and bedroom, decked out in all the furnishings and fabrics to place it comfortably in any American suburb. The pre-show soundtrack alternates between the songs you’d expect to […]
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